Today I’m here to share some of my childhood memories.I have been missing those days so much.
As you know, I come from a small village. I don’t even remember how I made friends back then or how we met, but I still remember the happiness we shared.
It all started in our street. I had 3 or 4 close friends at that time. We used to play every game together, and the first one we loved was Hide and Seek.
I remember I didn’t like school much back then. All I wanted to do was play. Many times, I left home pretending to go to school, but instead, I hid somewhere in the street or in an empty place nearby. Honestly, I don’t even remember how many days I actually attended school, but believe me, that number is really low. From 1st to 5th class, I was hardly regular.
My interest was always in games, even though I wasn’t great at most of them except a few. Hide and Seek was my favorite. Every evening around 6 PM, all of us would gather to play. It was so much fun.
Our colony wasn’t that big, but it was perfect for that game. Someone would start counting while the rest of us hid in every possible corner. We even used to change our clothes and slippers before playing just to make hiding easier. I can’t even express in words how much joy those moments brought.
Later, I learned how to play marbles. That became another favorite. I was the only one who used to buy marbles. One rupee would get me eight marbles at that time. But every time I came home after playing, I had 30 or 40 marbles in my pocket. I used to win a lot.
Of course, sometimes we fought during the game, but those fights never lasted more than a day or two because we needed each other to play again the next day. There were duos and trios who tried to defeat me, but I rarely lost.
Even today, I still have around 500 marbles in my collection 😂 all the ones I won.
Now, whenever I feel lonely, I remember those small moments, and they always bring a smile to my face.
No one wants to leave their childhood behind, but time doesn’t stop for anyone. I don’t even remember when I played for the last time or what that final day with my friends was like.
If I had known that the next day we would stop playing forever, I would have played all night.
Even while writing this, I keep wondering why I stopped playing. No one told me to. But one day, life changed. Our interests shifted, and childhood quietly slipped away.
Now I just wish I could go back and change things.
I never wanted to grow up to face thousands of problems. Everything feels so hectic now, and in this crowded world, I sometimes feel alone.
Maybe this is what we call life.
Some people stay, and some leave.
Comment and share your childhood memories below. I would love to read them.
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